Everything to Know About Tim Burton's 'Addams Family' Spinoff 'Wednesday'

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[{"selector":"#anim-bd28a4cc-e595-496c-991f-e6205359015d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f5843794-2f65-4b43-a1f2-97d666a61a7e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The director, who will make his television debut on Wednesday, rose to prominence in the 1980s with Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Images - Getty Image

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[{"selector":"#anim-3082aee0-e9ff-4ec7-99fe-65dbf1d62bb8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-556769c9-58a1-4e65-97a8-0ff5733783f1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] So far, none of those people have been announced to be joining Wednesday, but it doesn't hurt to dream about a quirky Pfeiffer as the family's parent, Morticia. Images - Getty Image

[{"selector":"#anim-4d595137-e3fc-44e3-a3fe-a71ad9b379f6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-45507240-c001-4b7e-a339-4f5459d09e43","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The Addams Family began as a series of single-panel New Yorker cartoons drawn by illustrator Charles Adams, which lasted from 1938 until his death in 1988. Images - Getty Image

[{"selector":"#anim-351d2b80-9674-4b00-baf8-a7d8cb4dde20","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d2c5ae96-f742-4322-95ac-b96aef817c10","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The first Hollywood adaptation was a half-hour sitcom that ran from 1964 to 1966. This was followed by two animated series in 1973 and 1992, and a live-action series called The New Addams Family from 1998 to 2001. Images - Getty Image